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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1970
Page
2
Viet Cong terrorists injure at least 35 in Saigon bombings timed with North Vietnamese anniversary. U.S. forces report friendly-fire deaths and casualties. Other clashes near Tay Ninh and Laos border yield American casualties and a pullout timetable as the conflict broadens.
Protestants and Roman Catholics joined in a common fight against floods in Belfast and across Northern Ireland. British troops earned rare praise for saving lives and property, as local leaders and residents expressed gratitude for the relief effort.
Cesar Chavez ends a six day fast citing health concerns after family and physician urged cessation. He ate semita then moved to a religious retreat for three weeks of rest. The fast was tied to a wage dispute between his United Farm Workers Organizing Committee and the Teamsters over bargaining lines for field workers versus cannery workers.
A dynamite trap exploded in Omaha injuring seven officers and killing one police officer as they responded to a disturbance. The blast occurred early today and appears to have lured lawmen into a deadly ambush in the city.
A 21 year old Red Cross field worker, Virginia Kirsch of Brookfield Ohio, was stabbed to death in her barracks at Lue headquarters, 25th Infantry Division. Police and military teams investigated as guards reported no prior incident. Kirsch had been in Vietnam about two weeks after teaching in Ohio.
UPI reports Angela Davis, the 26 year old fugitive linked to the San Rafael courthouse murder case, eluded Birmingham authorities as raids were delayed by legal issues. FBI involvement looms with a federal fugitive warrant after a sighting in Birmingham prompted the bail set at 100000 dollars.
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